A homeless charity has handed 55,000 hot meals to the needy in Scotland’s biggest city in the last year.
06.12.2021 - 22:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement next week under new legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament in October.
Recognising the additional pressures unpaid carers face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the winter payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement will be doubled to £462.80 and paid on Wednesday December 15, benefiting an estimated 91,000 people across Scotland.
The twice-yearly payment of £230 is paid in June
A homeless charity has handed 55,000 hot meals to the needy in Scotland’s biggest city in the last year.
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Tens of thousands of unpaid carers across Scotland will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this week.
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